Juanita Garrison

"And don't forget the sugar!" Peggy laughed. I had made her recipe, and, amid all the interruptions here, I had omitted the sugar. The next day at lunch, our grandson Jay said it was good without the sugar and... Continue Reading »

The letter was lingering in my 'stack? and discovered when I was trying, with varying degrees of success, to bring order to my cluttered desk. The table/desk is running over, and during the periodic straightening effort I found the... Continue Reading »

Today's recipe is one you are going to use and one for which you will thank me. It is Baked Onions from the cookbook "Garden and Field" I assembled a couple of years ago. The recipe has a lot... Continue Reading »

It happened a while back, and it was a lovely surprise. The cards began arriving. My Ed and I have birthdays one day apart, and I have saved a lot of money and energy over the years by baking... Continue Reading »

Imagine the setting. It's winter. It's cold. You have had to be outside for church, for work, doing yard maintenance, have-to-have shopping, or doing good deeds. You and your family are hungry. This recipe can be prepared in about... Continue Reading »

When you say "salad," you can mean a couple of things. Some older persons use the word "salat" to mean turnips or other green leafies that must be cooked A "salad" can be a lot of things. It can... Continue Reading »

Now that the tree is down (or should be) and the church class parties are over (or probably are), we can settle down to some kind of a schedule. I recommend that this schedule include entertaining guests in your... Continue Reading »

Today’s recipe is a good one that can be used as an hors d’oeuvre, an addition to a light luncheon plate, or as a snack. The recipe makes a bunch, so ask a friend over.... Continue Reading »

Here's the situation. You aren't hungry enough for a meal but you want something, or you don't want to cook, or you want a bite of something to tide you over until dinner time. Voila! Elizabeth Chamblee Renedo's Hot... Continue Reading »

“It's good, but not as good as Mama Hazel’s," commented one of our children while eating a piece of the "store bought" pecan pie brought to me by a visiting relative. She was right. I shared my mother’s recipe... Continue Reading »

When I was growing up, pies were pecan, chocolate, coconut and lemon meringue. In that order. It's possible that I have made a mincemeat pie for some dinner during my cooking years, but I?m not sure. However, with the... Continue Reading »

When I saw this recipe contributed by Judy Holmes in the church-produced cookbook, I thought, "That is a strange thing" — but I tried it, and it is good. My test group here at our noon table all gave... Continue Reading »